Contolled grow-light container systems

Abstract

The LED grow-light system includes one or more grow-light canopies with linear LED light bars to provide upward and/or downward lighting in a central illumination area. The LED grow-light system or grow-light canopies are preferably constructed using T-slot interconnects that lock into T-channels of the T-slot bars and/or T-slot light bars and the LED grow-light systems are housed in a controlled modular grow-light containers that include sky-light structures and/or light tubes that allow the controlled modular grow containers to be stacked or placed next to each other and minimize the footprint for growing plants.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A LED grow-light system comprising:
 a) a top light canopy with top linear LED light bars for providing downward lighting into a central illumination area;   b) a bottom light canopy with bottom linear LED light bars for providing upward lighting into the central illumination area, wherein the illumination area is configured to illuminate top and bottom portions of foliage from vegetation.   
     
     
         2 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 1 , wherein the top light canopy or bottom light canopy move up and down to modulate the central illumination area. 
     
     
         3 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 1 , wherein LEDs within the top linear LED light bars or bottom LED light bars are spatially modulated. 
     
     
         4 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 1 , wherein separations between a portion of the top linear LED light bars or bottom LED light bars are spatially modulated. 
     
     
         5 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 2 , further comprising stepper motors for automatically moving the top light canopy or the bottom light canopy up and down. 
     
     
         6 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 5 , further comprising a control module for automatically controlling the stepper motors in response to control commands. 
     
     
         7 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 6 , further comprising sensors for providing environmental data to the control module, wherein the environmental data is used to generate the control commands. 
     
     
         8 . A LED grow-light system comprising:
 a) a top light canopy with top linear LED light bars for providing downward lighting into a central illumination area;   b) a bottom light canopy with bottom linear LED light bars for providing upward lighting into the central illumination area, wherein the central illumination area is configured to illuminate top and bottom portions of foliage from vegetation on a grow bed, and wherein the top light canopy and/or bottom light canopy move up and down relative to the grow bed.   
     
     
         9 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 8 , wherein separations between a portion of the top linear LED light bars or bottom LED light bars are adjustable. 
     
     
         10 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 8 , wherein LEDs within the top linear LED light bars or bottom LED light bars are spatially modulated to provide greater light output near ends of the top linear LED light bars or bottom linear LED light bars. 
     
     
         11 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 8 , further comprising stepper motors for automatically moving the top light canopy or bottom light canopy up and down. 
     
     
         12 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 11 , further comprising a control module for automatically controlling the stepper motors in response to control commands. 
     
     
         13 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 12 , further comprising sensors for providing environmental data to the control module, wherein the environmental data is used to generate the control commands. 
     
     
         14 . A LED grow-light system comprising:
 a) a top light canopy with top linear LED light bars for providing downward lighting into a central illumination area;   b) a bottom light canopy with bottom linear LED light bars for providing upward lighting into the central illumination area, wherein the central illumination area is configured to illuminate top and bottom portions of foliage from vegetation on a grow bed, and wherein the top light canopy and/or bottom light canopy move up and down relative to the grow bed.   
     
     
         15 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 14 , further comprising a control module for receiving the control commands. 
     
     
         16 . The LED grew-light system of  claim 15 . wherein the control module includes a micro-processor for executing a grow-light protocol or program and controlling light emitted from the top light canopy and the bottom light canopy in accordance with the grow-light protocol or program. 
     
     
         17 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 14 , wherein LEDs within the top linear LED light bars or bottom LED light bars are spatially modulated. 
     
     
         18 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 14 , wherein separations between a portion of the top linear LED lights bars or bottom LED light bars are spatially modulated. 
     
     
         19 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 14 , further comprising stepper motors for automatically moving the top light canopy or the bottom light canopy up and down in response to control commands. 
     
     
         20 . The LED grow-light system of  claim 14 , further comprising sensors for providing environmental data to the control module, wherein the environmental data is used to generate the control commands.